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Association Says 1.64m Jobs Created By Manufacturing Sector Over Time - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 18, 2020
TheManufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN said that at the end of the firsthalf of 2019, an estimated of over one-point-six million historical cumulativejobs had over time been created by the sector.
TheAssociation made the announcement in an Executive Summary of the EconomicReview for the first half of 2019, in Lagos.
Specificallyin the first half of 2019, the Summary indicated that new manufacturing jobsincreased by 2,674 and 3,111 jobs from 9,320 and 8,883 jobs created in thefirst and second halves of 2018.
Inthe first half of 2019, Chemical and Pharmaceutical sectoral group accountedfor most of the jobs created in the manufacturing sector, with 2,784employments.
Domestic/IndustrialPlastic & Rubber trailed with 2,331 jobs, Motor Vehicle & Miscellaneousassembly with 2,121 jobs and Food, Beverage and Tobacco with jobs numbering1,449 in the period under survey.
Thereport revealed that total job loss declined by 2,753 from 6,050 recorded inthe first half of 2018 but increased by 710 jobs when compared with 2,587 jobslost in the second half of 2018.

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Association Seeks Abolition Of Wage Disparity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 26, 2019
TheSenior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities SSANU has advocated for theelimination of disparity in workers’ wages to enhance productivity in thecountry.
TheNational Public Relations Officer, Abdussobur Salaam made the call at the firstmemorial lecture in honour of the late Adoro Obiageli of the NationalMathematical Centre, NMC in Abuja.
Speakingon the theme “Nigerian workers and the struggle for survival”, he said thatthere was a correlation between the salary of workers and the wealth of anation.
AccordingSalaam, until when Nigeria evolves a salary structure that will make workershappy, the country will not advance.
Earlier,the Chairman of SSANU, NMC branch, Olorunsuyi Ademola, said that the lecturewas appropriate considering the current situation in Nigeria where workers’standard of living was very low.
Alsospeaking, the Director of NMCStephen Onah appreciated the association fororganising such a lecture, while expressing the centre’s readiness to supportand encourage staff welfare.

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Aston Villa Unveil Ings As Latest Summer Signing - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 5, 2021
Aston Villa  have announced the surprise signing of striker  Danny
Ings  from  Southampton .
Ings, 29, netted 14 goals last season for both club and country and has
become Villa’s latest arrival this summer, signing a three-year deal with
the transfer fee around £30million.
With talisman Jack Grealish on the cusp of joining  Manchester City ,
Villa have enjoyed a busy window, and Dean Smith has hailed the
swoop for Ings.
Ings dazzled during his spell at St Mary’s, having scored 46 goals in 100
appearances for Southampton after joining from Liverpool in
2018. However, with just one more year left on his contract, Ings has
opted to move on to Villa for an undisclosed fee instead of renewing.

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Astrazeneca Vaccine :Nigeria To Receive 698,880 Doses Today - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 16, 2021
The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development
Agency, Faisal Shauib, disclosed this during the flag off of the second
phase of vaccination in Abuja on Monday.
According to Shuaib, the development will cover those who have not
taken the second doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine and those who will
like to take their first shots of the AstraZeneca.


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ASUP To Buhari: Sign BSC/HND Dichotomy Bill Before May 29 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 22, 2023
National President of ASUP, Anderson Ezeibe, who made the call in Abuja, noted that the dichotomy had made many youths not to be interested in polytechnic education in the country.
He added that it would be a memorable legacy if Buhari assents to the dichotomy bill before he exited office.
Ezeibe, argued that stakeholders in the polytechnic education sector had asked the Ninth National Assembly to pass the “Bill for an Act to Abolish and Prohibit Dichotomy and Discrimination between BSC and HND”.
The piece of legislation, sponsored by Ayo Akinyelure, passed the third reading on the floor of the Senate at plenary.
In his contribution, Chairman of the Joint Committee, Ibrahim Shekarau said the passage of the Bill will freeholders of HND from stagnation and ensure balanced treatment with their counterparts from other higher tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

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ASUU, ASUP Express Doubts Over Student Loan - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 13, 2023
A member of the Presidential Strategic Team, Dele Alake, told State House Correspondents that the bill will enable indigent students to access loans at interest-free rates.
According to Alake, who was accompanied by other members of the media team, including Tunde Rahman and Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, David Adejoh, the move was in sync with standard practice in developed climes globally and would ease access to education.
On his part, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Adejoh, noted that by implication, the current scholarship board of the Federal Government will become a loan board capable of offering educational credit facilities to qualified applicants.
National President, the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, while reacting, described the loan bill as unfair between the children of the rich and the poor.
Also, the National President, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Anderson Ezeibe, notice one area that will not be practicable.


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ASUU Awaits Buhari On No-Work-No-Pay, Holds NEC Meeting - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 12, 2022
Report says the President’s decision on the matter is key to a decision the union will take on whether to call-off the strike or continue, as only the President can grant the waiver for the arrears of the striking lecturers to be paid.
Meanwhile, branches of ASUU are expected to begin consultations today over the possibility of calling off the strike.
It will be recalled that, Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige had dragged the striking lecturers before the National Industrial Court, NIC. The Court on September 21, ordered ASUU to call-off the strike. Similarly, the Court of Appeal also handed down a similar order last week.

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ASUU Begins Two-Week Warning Strike Over Payroll, 2009 Pact With Govt - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 10, 2020
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU today began a two-week warning strike.
ASUU National President BiodunOgunyemi announced this at end of the union’s National Executive Council, NECmeeting at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
He noted that the strike is aimed atcompelling the Federal Government to implement the agreement and resolution ofa Memorandum of Action both parties reached under the 2009 agreement, the 2013Memorandum of Understanding, MoU and the 2017 Memorandum of Action, saying noneof these had been implemented.
The ASUU President, while addressingjournalists   said following a full review of the state of Nigerianuniversities, the union draw the attention of all stakeholders to an impendingcrisis in the university system arising from non-remittance of third partydeductions from the salaries of members and non-payment of February 2020salaries.
He insisted on ASUU’s rejection ofthe Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS.


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ASUU: Clark Urges Education Minister To Take Over Negotiations - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 23, 2022
Clark, who gave the advice in Abuja, said Education Minister Adamu in a better position to arrive at a reasonable agreement with ASUU, adding that education matters ought to be handled by someone who appreciates effect of the strike, adding that it was affecting every fabric of the economy.
He said besides the long term effect, the strike has distorted school calendar, increased crime rate, impoverished communities that make a living from schools among other things.
The elder statesman, while commenting on 2023 general elections, said there might be voter apathy as experienced in previous elections. He called for increased sensitisation and reorientation to get Nigerians to turn up for the forthcoming elections.
On zoning, Clark asserted that it was time to allow the South-East have a taste of power at the highest level in the country.


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ASUU: Court Okays No Work, No Pay Policy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 31, 2023
In a judgment delivered by the President of the Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip, the court held that it was within the right of the Federal Government to withhold the salaries of workers who embark on industrial action.
It held that the no work no pay rule enforced by the Federal Government against members of ASUU who went on strike last year was legal.
However, the court held that it was a violation of university autonomy for the Federal Government to impose the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System platform on members of ASUU who reserve the right to determine how their salaries should be paid.
The Federal Government had dragged ASUU before the NIC over the demand of the union for the payment of their salaries from February 14 to October 7, 2022, when the strike was called off.
ASUU had insisted on getting salaries for all the months they were on strike but the  FG under the past Muhammadu Buhari-led administration refused and insisted on enforcing its “no work, no pay” policy against the lecturers.


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ASUU Criticizes Ngige, Rejects IPPIS Payment System - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 14, 2020
The Academic State Union ofUniversities, ASUU has reaffirmed its position on the full implementation ofthe 2009 Federal Government/ASUU agreement, insisting that they will not jointhe Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS.
It would be recalled that the Unionon Monday began a two-week strike to press the Federal Government to implementits 2009 agreement and resolution as well as excluding public universitylecturers from the IPPIS.
Addressing journalists at the BayeroUniversity, Kano secretariat, the Zonal ASUU Chairman, Mahmoud Lawan said theUnion would continue to remain resolute on the issue of IPPIS.
Bayero University was joined byother universities including the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State,during the news conference.
Lawan cautioned that any attempt bythe government to dictate what happens in the university system would erode theautonomy of the universities by making them incapable of delivering on theirmandate of teaching, research and community service. He also dismissed as falsethe claim of the Federal Government that 55 per cent of its members wereenrolled into the IPPIS.


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ASUU Extends Strike By 12 Weeks - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 9, 2022
A statement signed by ASUU president, Emmanuel Osodeke, said this was to give the government enough time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues.
It also stated that the roll-over strike was effective from 12.00am, May 9, 2021.
ASUU said it took this decision after its National Executive Council meeting which started on Sunday night at the Festus Iyayi National Secretariat, University of Abuja.
It added that NEC noted with serious disappointment that the three-man Committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari on 1st February 2022 to resolve the lingering issues between ASUU and Government had not called a single meeting to date.


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ASUU-FG Meeting Ends In Deadlock, Strike To Continue - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 17, 2022
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and the Federal Government has again ended without an agreement which means the six-month old strike by public university lecturers is to continue.
The striking lecturers had met with the Nimi Briggs Committee at the National University Commission in Abuja with high hopes of resolving the impasse.
A senior member of ASUU, who craved anonymity told Newsmen that members of the Briggs renegotiation committee did not come with any new offer on the table, the committee pleads with the lecturers to suspend the ongoing strike, with promises that their concerns will be included in the 2023.
It will be recalled that ASUU embarked on a four-week warning strike on February 14, and on March 14 the Union again extended the industrial action by another two months to allow the government meet all of its demands. Since 9th May, the Union has remained on strike, vowing to persist until its demands are met.


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ASUU/NASU Dispute: Senate Moves To Resolve Inter-Union Crisis In Varsities, Halts Strike - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
July 16, 2019
The Senate on Tuesday delegated itsPresident, Ahmad Lawan, to invite the leadership of both academic andnon-academic staff unions of universities for a meeting with a view toresolving their internal dispute.
The Senate at plenary on Tuesday hastherefore asked Lawan to meet with the two unions, the National UniversitiesCommission and the Ministry of Education.
The meeting, according to thesenators was with a view to assuaging the feelings of NASU over its allegedneglect by the government.
NASU had embarked on warning strikebecause the Federal Government has started implementing the agreement it hadwith their counterparts in the academic staff union.
The non-teaching staff lamented thatthe Federal Government gave preference to the demands of the Academic StaffUnion of University but abandoned their own.
The lawmakers said the President ofthe Senate should also seize the opportunity of the parley to get clarificationon all contending issues as they relate to their counterpart in ASUU.

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ASUU: Ngige Reiterates FG’s Commitment To Revamp Education System - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 15, 2021
Ngige said this during the reconvened meeting between the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASSU and the federal government in Abuja.
He assured the union that the federal government would not abandon the public universities in spite dwindling resources.
Ngige said that government would be happy to concentrate its limited resources in areas that would produce good effect for the country.
The minister added that some of us in government may not be the Ministers of Education, but we can influence things.
The ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, commended the minister for demonstrating an uncommon faith in the university system by sending his children to Nigerian public schools.

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ASUU: NLC Holds Abuja Mega Solidarity Protest On Wednesday - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 27, 2022
Ugboaja made this known in a statement signed by Bello Ismail, on his behalf and made available to newsmen in Abuja.
It will be recalled that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and other trade unions in the education sector have been on strike for over five months for alleged failure of government to keep to agreements entered with the unions.
The demands of the striking workers include issues bordering on funding of universities, salaries and earned allowances of lecturers, among others.
According to Ugboaja, in furtherance of the decision of the National Executive Council of the congress, a mega rally will hold in Abuja July 27.
President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, had said that the Nationwide protest was to compel the Federal Government to do the needful so that the students would return to school.


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ASUU Rejects BVN Condition For Salary Payment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 23, 2020
Varsity teachers under the aegies of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU  have rejected the submission of Bank Verification Numbers BVN as part of conditions for the payment of their February and March salaries.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday ordered the payment of withheld salaries to the striking ASUU members on compassionate ground, according to Labour and Employment Minister, Chris Ngige.
Ngige said the lecturers will be paid once vice chancellors update the BVN of lecturers in their institutions.
The February and March salaries of the varsity teachers were being withheld for failing to enroll for the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System IPPIS.
They began an indefinite strike on March 23rd to protest the imposition of the IPPIS on the varsity system and the failure of the Federal Government address outstanding issues raised in the FGN-ASUU 2019 Memorandum of Action.
ASUU rejected the application of force on its members to join the IPPIS, in spite of its offer of a more credible alternative to IPPIS.
But, ASUU said it has rejected the submission of BVN as a condition for the payment of the withheld salaries.


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ASUU Rejects Payment Of Half Salaries To Members - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 9, 2022
ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, who announced the union’s decision in a statement after its National Executive Council, NEC meeting, argued that the lecturers were not casual workers but intellectuals who cannot be paid on a pro-rata basis.
He also explained that the NEC noted with disappointment that paying academics like casual workers, was unprecedented, the ASUU was however silent on whether they would embark on another strike action.
Osodeke, called for understanding as ASUU continues to pursue a positive resolution of the avoidable crisis legitimately.
The statement noted that the action of the union is a display of manifest trust in the judiciary and other institutions and organs of government to always put national interest above all other considerations.
It will be recalled that, Head of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun had said pro-rata salary was not the same as half salary.

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ASUU Says 46 Members Lost Their Lives To Economic Hardship - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 20, 2024
The 1 zonal coordinator, ASUU, Abuja zone, Salahu Muhammed made this known while briefing newsmen in Abuja.
Muhammad said no fewer than 46 academics lost their lives in universities under the Abuja zone.
They are the University of Abuja, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State University, Nasarawa, and the Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai.
He said that the union recently lost an eminent Professor of Fisheries, Johnson Oyero, of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, due to inability to afford quality medical facilities.
He decried the payment to their members, of an amputated two-month salaries by the Federal Government out of the seven and a half month withheld salaries.

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 ASUU Seeks Bill To Regulate Foreign Education For Public Officers’ Children - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 27, 2022
The union, made this known at the solidarity protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Tuesday in Yenagoa.
The NLC said if the rich and poor go to the same university or institution, strikes will be a thing of the past, and will build a better society by developing formidable educational institutions and improve funding of the university system in Nigeria.
The NLC embarked on the nationwide protest in solidarity with the ASUU and other affiliate unions over the lingering industrial action in public universities in Nigeria.
Lecturers in government-owned universities commenced a nationwide strike on Feb. 14 over the adoption of the University Transparency and
Accountability Solution, UTAS, as a payment system in the university
sector, among other demands.


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ASUU Strike: Delta State University Backs Out, Resumes Classes - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 17, 2022
It’s been gathered that the decision was reached after the 183rd regular
meeting of DELSU Senate held on Wednesday in Abraka.
A statement containing the resumption of studies at the institution after
the Senate meeting was posted on the official Twitter handle of the
institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Andy Egwunyenga, on Thursday.
It’s also been gathered that the State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, had
earlier stepped into the lingering strike and directed the Commissioner
for Higher Education and the Vice-Chancellor to end the strike and
reopen the varsity.
Delta State Government is said to have been paying the lecturers and
staff in the state University virtually all the allowances that formed the
basis of the ASUU strike since 15 years ago.


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ASUU Strike Fallout: CONUA To Sue FG Over Withheld Salaries - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 6, 2022
In a statement on Tuesday signed by the National Coordinator, Dr. Niyi Sunmonu, the National Secretary, Dr. Henri Oripeloye and the National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ernest Nwoke, the body said it was disappointed that the government refused to pay its members their dues when it was clear that they were not part of the strike that rocked public universities from February 14 to October 14, this year.
According to the union, in a number of letters written to various agencies of the government, including the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, it made it clear that it was not part of
the strike called by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

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ASUU Strike: Kaduna Varsity Defies Union, Resumes 2020/2021 Academic Semester￼ - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 3, 2022
The resumption is for the continuation of the second semester examination which was suspended due to the ASUU strike which commenced in February this year.
Acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Abdullahi Ashafa explained that the school does not have any industrial dispute with the
local branch of ASUU, hence there is no need to continue keeping the student at home.
He warned that there will be severe consequences for students and lecturers who fail to resume for classes as directed by the university management.

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ASUU Strike: NANS Gives FG January 15 Ultimatum - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
December 21, 2020
NANS while describing the ongoing strike action as the longest so far, said in Katsina state that it would mobilise its members to block all federal highways indefinitely at the end of the ultimatum until the issue is resolved.
President of NANS, Sunday Asefon, who addressed a news conference after a visit to the rescued Kankara schoolboys, noted that it is ridiculous that government and ASUU have not found a common ground yet, and this is leaving the students with no other alternative than to do everything within their power to bring an end to this strike.
They also required the inclusion of students’ representatives on the negotiating team so that no one will come out of the meeting and deny anything.

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ASUU Strike: No Hope In Sight To Ending Action – Abuja Zonal Coordinator - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 01
November 17, 2020
The ASUU, Abuja Zonal Coordinator Theophilus Lagi, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja.
The ASUU, Abuja Zone, comprises the Federal University of Technology, Minna; Nasarawa State University, Keffi; Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai; Federal University of Lafia, and University of Abuja.
Lagi said the strike had lingered for several months as the government had yet to show any serious commitment or willingness towards addressing the union’s core demands for students to resume studies.
According to him, members of the union have been advised to seek other legitimate means of survival as the government has not released salaries withheld since February, 2020.
Lagi maintained that in spite of agitations with comprehensive and indefinite strike to compel the federal government to address its core demands, government had not shown any commitment.

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ASUU Strike NUC Meets Education Minister VCS Sept.6 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 31, 2022
NUC Executive SecretaryAbubakar Rasheed, announced the meeting via a statement in Abuja.
The statement was signed by NUC’s Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration, Chris Maiyaki, and made available to Newsmen in Abuja.
Rasheed said the commission had invited the pro-chancellors and their vice-chancellors to a meeting with the minister to seek succeeding solution to the crisis.
According to the statement, the pro-chancellors and their vice-chancellors are expected to meet with Adamu, to deliberate on issues concerning the ongoing ASUU strike.
The meeting, according to the executive secretary, will hold at the commission’s headquarters, Abuja.


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ASUU Strike: Ondo Students Stage Protest, Block Expressway - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 2, 2022
The ASUU has embarked on a month warning strike to press home their
demands and agrrements reached with the Federal Government.
During the protest, the Ondo students blocked the busy Ibadan-Akure-
Owo highway causing a traffic logjam for several hours, making the
travellers to be stranded.
Some motorists had to take alternative routes to get to their various
destination as the protesting students were chanting solidarity songs
during the protest.


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ASUU Strike: Respect Collective Bargaining Agreements With Unions – NLC Tells FG - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 19, 2022
The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, made the call in the 2022 Easter message to workers and Nigerians with the theme, “Hope That Never Dies’’, in Abuja.
According to him, millions of Nigerian university students, especially those attending public citadels of higher learning, are celebrating Easter outside the precincts of their campuses.
Wabba also noted that many workers in Nigeria are yet to enjoy the national minimum wage almost four years after it was signed into law, noting that Cross River, Taraba and Zamfara are the states yet to implement the national minimum wage.
The NLC president also said that Nigerian pensioners are not spared as many of them are denied their gratuity and pension arrears.


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ASUU Strike: With Concrete Agreements, We’re Ready To Call Off Strike – Varsity Lecturers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 16, 2022
He however said this could only be achieved if concrete agreements are
reached with the Federal Government. He gave the assurance in Abuja,
yesterday, at a National Town Hall Meeting on Tertiary Education
tagged: ‘The Locked Gates of our Citadels -A National Emergency.
He reiterated the union’s commitment to return to school if the Federal
Government puts its proposal on the table, saying negotiation could be
reached if the government is willing.
The Federal Government recently sued ASUU at the industrial court in
an attempt to end the strike.
The ASUU president expressed sadness over the lingering strike, which
resulted in the government taking the union to court. He said suing the
union was not an option, as it would further worsen the situation of
students and tertiary education in the country.
He said if the court forces the lecturers to return to school, they won’t
force them to teach with open minds, adding that students would
definitely be at the receiving end.
ASUU embarked on industrial action on February 14, making it over
seven months since public universities across the country were closed
down.

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ASUU Suspends Decision On Strike, Accuses Federal Government Of Blackmail - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 20, 2021
Their decision was contained in a press statement issued by the union after its National Executive Council meeting, which held at its Festus Iyayi National Secretariat, University of Abuja, on Saturday to review the level of government’s implementation of the Federal Government-ASUU Memorandum of Action of December 23, 2020 and other related matters.
It would be recalled that ASUU had announced plans to embark on an industrial action over Government’s failure to meet its demands.
ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke, in the press statement titled, ‘Enough of blackmail’, said the lecturers regretted that the Government had turned its back on the plan to set up an inter-ministerial committee to review the draft Renegotiated 2009 Agreement.
ASUU, apart from the Earned Academic Allowances, said its demands included the review of the NUC Act to curb the proliferation of universities by state governments who are not funding the existing ones; adoption of the University Transparency Accountability Solutions, UTAS with concurrent discontinuance of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS and distortion in salary payment.

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At Last, FCT Minister Swears In Newly Elected Chairmen, Deputies - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 14, 2022
The swearing-in was in compliance with a recent court order directing the Minister to swear them in.
While addressing the Chairmen, Bello urged them to focus on good administration to meet the desires and aspirations of the people.
The Oath of Office was administered to the Chairmen and their vice by the Chief Judge of the FCT, Justice Hussaini Yusuf, who was represented by Justice Suleiman Belgore.
The minister also urged them to follow the Oath of Office, the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution, and the FCT’s norms and regulations.
According to the Minister: “The time of electioneering campaign is over. Now it is time to face and focus on good governance to ensure that electorate enjoys more dividends of democracy in the territory.
” You should accord priority attention to Primary Health Care (PHC) services; sanitation primary education and other basic social amenities,” Bello said.
Meanwhile, the Mandate Secretary for FCT Area Councils Services Secretariat, Abubakar Dantsoho, also enjoined the chairmen to prioritize their area of concentration.
He said, ” You were elected to perform and you are going to be judged by your performance.
You can see about three of them were reelected if they have not performed well I’m sure they will not be elected by the electorate.
” So, it is a very big challenge, it is not a time for a jamboree. It is time for governance and I urge them to do their best otherwise we will be out for them.
” At the FCT Area Council Services Secretariat we are very in charge of the area councils and we will be going after them, inspecting their programmes and whoever does not perform we will let the law take its course.”
Earlier, the chairmen, while taking their Oath of Office pledged to defend the constitution of Nigeria and abide by the rules and regulations guiding the running of FCT without any fear or favour.
They also vowed to govern in fairness, devoid of discrimination against all residents, irrespective of political, ethnic or religious affiliations, even as they promised to discharge their duties to the best of their abilities in honesty and integrity.


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At Last, FG Declares Bandits As Terrorists - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 6, 2022
The statement by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation
and Minister of Justice said the activities of Yan Bindiga group, Yan
Ta’adda group and other similar groups in Nigeria are declared to be
terrorism and illegal in any part of Nigeria, especially in the Northwest
and North-Central regions and are proscribed, pursuant to sections 1 and
2 of the Terrorism Prevention Act, 2011.
This comes more than a month after a Federal High Court in Abuja
declared bandits as terrorists following an ex parte motion the Federal
Government filed before it through the Ministry of Justice.
The Federal Government, in its ex parte motion, told the Federal High
Court that intelligence reports showed that bandit groups masterminded
several killings, abductions, rapes, kidnappings and related acts of
criminality in the Northeast, North-Central, and other parts of the
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At least 16 dead as attackers storm Mali army camp - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
March 17, 2019
At least 16 soldiers have been killed in a raid on an army camp in central Mali‘s Mopti region, two local councillors in the area where the attack happened said.
The base is in the village of Dioura, the mayor of the nearest town Kareri, Youssouf Coulibaly, told Reuters by telephone from inside the base on Sunday.
“I’m currently inside the base and there were many deaths here. We have counted 16 so far,” Coulibalysaid. Army spokesman Colonel Diarran Kone confirmed the attack but gave no further details.
A second military source told AFP that the troops had tried to fight off the attackers.
“Our men responded … We don’t have an exact toll yet but there is a lot of damage,” he said.
A foreign security source said efforts were under way to determine how many people had died.
Central Mali has in the past few years been overrun by fighters with links to al-Qaeda.

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At Least Two Killed As Gunmen Open Fire At Traditional Rulers Meeting In Imo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
October 20, 2021
According to sources, the traditional rulers from the area numbering over 20 were in a meeting at the local government headquarters in the community when gunmen invaded the the place and interrupted the meeting with sporadic gunshots.
Sources earlier said that five of the traditional rulers had been killed but when contacted, the Imo state police public relations officer, Mike Abatam, confirmed that only two traditional rulers had died while three others were in a coma.
The murdered traditional rulers include the Obi II of Okwudor, Eze Anayo Durueburoe and the ruler of Ihebineoweri, Okwudor, Eze Samson Osunwa.
Those who sustained heavy gunshots injuries were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, speaking to the media, condemned the killings and commiserated with the affected families.
He promised to bring the perpetrators to book and urged Imo indigenes to remain calm as the state government is on top of the situation.
The attack is the latest in a series of violent crimes being perpetuated across the South-East.

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Athletics Crisis: Federation Rejects Noc’s Panel, Insist On Probe Of Suspended President - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 13, 2019
A Board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Brown Ebewele says the Nigeria Olympics Committee, NOC lacks the power to set up a committee to look into a perceived crisis in the federation.
The Committee, at its board meeting in Abuja, said it hadset up a four-man investigative panel to mediate in the crisis rocking theFederation.
Ebewele, who queried NOC’s motive behind the investigativepanel, said the federation for the avoidance of doubt, is only answerable toits parent body, World Athletics, formerly the International Association ofAthletics Federations, which is aware of developments in the federation.
He insisted that the Board has set up a Fact-finding Panelto look into the infractions committed by the suspended President of thefederation, Shehu Ibrahim Gusau, and that there is no going back, recalling asimilar ploy employed by the NOC in June this year.
Ebewele said all ten Board members who attended the meetingand the NOC President, Habu Gumel, and the Federal Ministry of Youth and SportsDevelopment’s Permanent Secretary, Olusade Adesola, signed the June agreement.

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Athletics Federation Crisis: Nigeria Olympics Committee Panel Indicts Gusau - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
January 13, 2020
The Nigeria Olympics Committee, NOChas indicted the Suspended President of the Athletics Federation of NigeriaAFN, Ibrahim Gusau.
The panel said his declaration ofAFN’s autonomy from the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development was out oforder and impossible, because the Ministry will always supervise National SportFederations.
The committee also approved thesacking of erstwhile AFN Technical Director, Sunday Adeleye, saying that hestands removed.
The panel, headed by NOC’s secondvice-president, Francis Orbih presented its report on the Federation’ssituation to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare at alow-key event last Friday.
It said that it learnt that theleadership tussle in the Federation had been developing since the last nationalFederation’s elections in June 2017 and worsened before the 12 All-AfricanGames in Morocco in August 2019, when some Board members asked Gusau to stepaside as president and be investigated.

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Athletics: Shehu-Gusau Pledges To Unravel Corrupt Practices, Cricket Team Departs Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
December 9, 2019
Former President, Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN Ibrahim Shehu-Gusau says the Federation will work persistently to unravel all corrupt practices in the federation.
Shehu-Gusau, who made this known in a news conference toaddress the situation of things happening in the federation said the measure isin keeping with the President Buhari’s commitment to accountability andtransparency.
He explained thatsecuring alternative means of funding the activities of the Federation wouldease the pressure on government.
In same vein, theNational Cricket Team has departed Nigeria for South Africa ahead of the 2020Under-19 World Cup, scheduled to hold from January 17 toFebruary 9.
The team, made up of 18players and two officials, were treated to a farewell reception by the NigeriaCricket Federation, NCF in Lagos.

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Atiku, PDP Insist Buhari Not Qualified To Contest Election - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
August 16, 2019
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP in the February 23 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, and his party has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari was not qualified to have contested the poll and as such, should be disqualified by the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal.
Read This: Taraba Police Killings: Atleast 25 Military, Police Personnel Arrested
Besides, the petitioners in theirfinal address to the Tribunal insisted that they have proved all allegationscontained in their petition against the conduct of the election by theIndependent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
In a 43-page final address filedWednesday by their lead counsel and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, LevyUzoukwu, Atiku and PDP claimed to have established the fact that Buhari doesnot possess the requisite academic qualification for the position of Presidentof Nigeria.
The petitioners said even PresidentBuhari’s own witnesses, under cross-examination, admitted to the fact thatBuhari does not possess a school certificate, being the basic requirements forcontesting for the office of the president.


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Atiku Presents 6-Point Demand to Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
March 1, 2019
The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Partyin last
Week’s election, Atiku Abubakar has presented a six-point demandto
the Federal Government .
Top on the demand was unfreezing of opposition politicians’bank
accounts. Another major demand presented to the former Headof State
and Chairman of the National Peace Committee, GeneneralAbdulsalam
Abubakar (rtd) was demilitarisarion of subsequent polls.
General Abubakar led members of the committee to a meetingwith
Atiku and his running mate, Peter Obi in Abuja on Thursdaynight.
The NPC is expected to meet President Muhammadu Buharigovernment
with the demands .
Other demands by Atiku were that accreditation of votersshould take
place before voting in subsequent elections, there should beno
deployment of the military in subsequent elections, ThatINEC should
open its back end server to all participating parties,thereshould be a
release of all politicians detained illegally by FG.
NPC team included Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Bishop Kukah and
Reverend Father Atta Barkindo, Atiku and his team informedthe group
that the election of Feb 23 was the worst in 20 years sincethe country
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Atiku Vs Buhari: Tribunal Resumes Sitting Today - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
June 10, 2019
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal is expected to resume sitting today, on the petition filed by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar.
Already, hearing notices have been issued to all parties to the petition.
The delay in the hearing of the petitions was consequent upon the decision of the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, to withdraw from hearing the petitions. Her decision to pull out from the five-man panel was based on the allegation of bias leveled against her by the PDP and Atiku.
Although the tribunal had, in a unanimous ruling dismissed the application, Bulkachuwa said she decided to stand down from the tribunal for personal reasons.
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Attack: 30 Feared Dead In Bandit Attack On Sokoto Town - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 18, 2021
Sources in the village said the assailants attacked the market in large
numbers on Sunday night, shooting sporadically and killing several
persons.
Reacting to the attack on Monday, Governor Aminu Tambuwal said
about 30 people were feared dead in Goronyo township, the
headquarters of Goronyo local government area.
He disclosed this when the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya
paid him a courtesy visit.
The governor noted that the army chief has “come at a very trying
moment for the army and the Nigerian nation. We’re faced and
bedevilled by many security challenges in our own area here,
particularly banditry, kidnapping and other associated crimes.”
He called for synergy between the army and other security operatives in
the state while requesting for the presence of more forces in the state and
the deployment of more resources.

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Attack: 30 Killed, Dozens Injured As Triple Suicide Bombing Rocks Borno - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
June 17, 2019
Thirtypeople were killed in a triple suicide bombing attributed to Boko Haramterrorists in Borno State.
Emergencyservices say the bombings took place late on Sunday, June the 16th.
Threebombers detonated their explosives outside a hall in Konduga, 38 kilometres fromthe Borno state capital Maiduguri, where football fans were watching a match onTV.
Anearlier toll from the blasts, the bloodiest in months, gave 17 dead and 17wounded.
Theattack happened around 9:00 pm , Ali Hassan, the leader of a self-defence groupin the town, said.
Theowner of hall prevented one of the bombers from entering the packed venue.
Twoother bombers who had mingled among the crowd at a tea stall nearby alsodetonated their suicide vests.
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Attack: At Least 95 Killed By Suspected Terrorists In Central Mali - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
June 10, 2019
Nofewer than 95 people were killed when suspected terrorists attacked a villagein central Mali, a statement by government said on Monday.
Accordingto the statement, 19 others are missing since armed men attacked the village ofSobame Da in the Mopti region in the early hours of Monday.
Mali’scentre and north have experienced regular flare-ups of violence and attacks inthe wake of a 2012 military coup that saw separatist rebel groups and lateral-Qaeda-associated militants take control of the region.
Frenchand African military operations, alongside the Malian army’s efforts, scatteredmilitants and restored government control over the area.
However,rebel activities and military operations continue in some areas, in spite ofthe signing of various peace agreements

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Attack: Hoodlums Set Ogun INEC Office On Fire￼ - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
November 10, 2022
It was gathered that the hoodlums, numbering about eight reportedly scaled the perimeter fence, jumped into the premises and set the INEC building on fire from the back.
It was gathered that the hoodlums after invading the premises, soaked loaves of bread with petrol and threw same into the building at different angles to light up the INEC office.
It was further gathered that a security guard at the facility identified as Azeez Hamzat, had made a distress call to the police around 1am alerting them on the fire incident.
The police from Ibara division reportedly mobilised detectives to the scene and later contacted men of fire service in the state, who raced to the scene to put out the fire.
When contacted, the Ogun INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Niyi Ijalaye confirmed the incident, describing it as shocking.

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Attack: PDP Chieftain, Seven Others Killed, His Three Daughters Kidnapped In Niger - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
December 29, 2020
Also allegedly killed were some seven persons in Kusasu in the Shiroro Local Government Area of the state last Friday late in the evening, just as scores of houses of those who were said to have escaped the attacks were burnt down by the fleeing bandits.
The victims who were killed in Kusasu included four men and two women.

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Attack: Somali Soldiers Killed By Al-Shabaab Militants - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
January 23, 2021
The attack began in the morning in the Raaga-Ele district in the volatile Middle Shabelle region around 90 kilometres north-east of the capital Mogadishu.
Tensions remained high in the area as Somali forces and local militias regrouped outside the district to retake it from the militants, Mohamud Dahir, an elder in the nearby town of Adale, told dpa.
Many people had fled their homes during the clashes, he added, though no civilians had so far been reported harmed in the attack.

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Attacks: Bandits Attack Church, Community, Kill 2, Injure Others In Kaduna - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 27, 2021
Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan who confirmed the incident in a statement added that in a same vein, some bandits also attacked the Bina community of Igabi Local Government Area and killed one person.
He stated that Governor Nasir El-Rufai, of Kaduna State has condemned the attack against worshippers by bandits, describing it as an evil act targeting innocent citizens exercising their constitutional and universal rights to religious freedom. He explained that security agencies are gathering details, on which the government will update the public in due course.

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Attacks: Boss Mustapha Calls For Deeper Political, Religious Collaborations - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (A.M)
August 27, 2021
The SGF explained that religious and traditional leaders must partner
with the government to end hostilities in Nigeria.
According to him, Nigerians must continue to live and work as a
community, assuring that the Federal Government will continue to give
the needed support to “religious and traditional leaders to promote peace
and unity in the country”.
The event also had various leaders across the country including the
Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar in attendance.
According to the Sultan, insecurity has worsened in Nigeria. He also
wondered how “unknown gunmen” have continued to ravage the
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Attacks: Buhari Commiserates, Vows To Deal With Sokoto, Kaduna Killers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
February 28, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari commiserated with the families of thevictims of the latest bandits’ attacks in Sokoto and the inter-communalconflict in Kaduna State.
The President, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant onMedia and Publicity, Garba Shehu warned that the mass murder of innocent peopleby criminals would be met with full force.
He also reassured Nigerians that their security remained a toppriority of his government.
Shehu said securitypersonnel are being trained, retrained, motivated and provided with essentialequipment in order to improve their capacity to respond to the securitychallenges.

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Attacks: Children Among 22 Killed In Cameroon Village - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 17, 2020
The United Nations, UN says about 22 people have been killedin an attack on a village in north-west Cameroon. Among are children, and mostof the victims were burned alive.
No group has claimed responsibility for Friday’s incident,but an opposition party blamed the army.
Cameroon’s government, which has been fighting separatistsin the region for three years, denied involvement in the attack.
An official from the UN’s humanitarian co-ordination agencyOcha, James Nunan, said a pregnant woman was among those killed. Fourteenchildren, including nine under the age of five, were also among the dead.
In a statement, one of the country’s main oppositionparties, The Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon blamed the dictatorialregime” and the head of Cameroon’s security forces for the attack.
A leading figure in the separatist movement, Agbor Mballaalso suggested that state defence forces were responsible, while an armyofficial described the allegations as false.
Cameroon’s President Biya has been accused of human rightsabuses during the conflict which has been centred in north-western Cameroon,where most of the population speaks English because of old colonial ties toBritain.

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Attacks: Death Toll Rises To 36 In Eastern Democratic Republic Of Congo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 30, 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo, DR Congo say at aboutthirty-six people
has been killed by suspected rebels. This is thelatest in a series of attacks believed to have been carried out by the rebel Allied Democratic Forces,ADF.
The Congolese Army began an operation against the rebel groupin
October. The rebels attacked the village ofMomové, near Ouicha town.
The administrator of Beni Donant Kibwana said all the victimswere
killed with machetes, adding that it seems to beyet another attack by the ADF, a rebelgroup with no clear political agenda.
In a divisive move, the Congolese Army initially workingwithouttroops from the UN peacekeeping force launchedan operation against the ADF.
Since then activists in Beni region say 265 civilians havebeen killed
in numerous attacks, which appear aimed atturning the population against themilitary.

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Attacks: El-Rufai Explains Why Insecurity Persists In Southern Kaduna - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
July 25, 2020
He in a media chat on Thursday night, also said the criminality of the bandits is covered with ethnic and religious sorts when it affects communities in the southern part of the state, where it tends to aggravate communal tensions and pitch people who have lived peacefully together against each other.
El-Rufai noted that his government has taken major steps to secure the area, including ensuring that a military base is opened in southern Kaduna along with two mobile police squadrons, as response to a decade-long demand for enhanced security presence in the area.
The Governor added that in addition to security presence, peace requires that everyone should obey the rule of law and avoid self-help, because ultimately peace depends on the willingness of people to live in harmony and to settle their differences peacefully.
He also pointed out that attacks by bandits are not limited to a single part of the state, noting that the criminals attack people irrespective of their religion or ethnicity and they have been perpetrating their reign of terror in Giwa, Birnin-Gwari and parts of Igabi local government among others.


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Attacks: Forum Tasks Military To Protect Commutters Along Damaturu-Maiduguri Highway - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
January 21, 2020
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF has expressed worry over attacks on commuters along Damaturu-Maiduguri road and called on the military to fish-out the criminals.
The Forum’s National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim,in a statement said it is imperative to secure the road and others in Yobe andBorno State to ensure restoration of economic activities and effective reliefefforts.
It added that the recent media reports of attacks byterrorists on commuters and villagers on the road linking the two States’capitals is disturbing and worrisome, as many were reported to have beenkidnapped and even killed.
The Forum acknowledged the efforts of the military and othersecurity agencies in the fight against terrorists, but urged them to do more inrepelling terrorists’ attacks and chasing them out of their enclaves.
It also appealed to the Federal Government to provideadequate equipment and logistics to troops at the front line, to adequatelyconfront the terrorists head on.

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Attacks: Governor Tambuwal Says Bandits Are Enemies Of Humanity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 15, 2021
He made the remark on Tuesday when he received a delegation of Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, led by its Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State.
The delegation was in Sokoto to commiserate with the government and people of the state over recent attacks by bandits, including the burning to death of 23 travellers.
Tambuwal also called on all stakeholders to support President Muhammadu Buhari to bring the situation under control.
He appreciated the Governors forum for the solidarity visit, and commended Fayemi for demonstrating good leadership and standing with the governors in any situation, irrespective of party affiliation.
Earlier, Chairman of the Forum said the visit was to commiserate with Tambuwal over the unfortunate attacks, especially the loss of lives.
It would be recalled that 23 people were set ablaze in the bus they were travelling by bandits in Isa Local Government Area of the state on December 6.

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Attacks: Masari Laments Bandits Taken Over Parts Of Katsina - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
April 11, 2019
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina told the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu that bandits and kidnappers have taken over parts of the state.
Masari, who spoke through his Deputy, Mannir Yakubu, told the Police boss that the bandits strike, maim and destroy lives and property at will.
He said Adamu was coming in during a period of anxiety and apprehension, noting that Katsina State has supported, and will continue to support, the on-going ‘Operation Puff Adder’ with funds, logistics and accommodation. He announced a donation of twelve vans to the Police.
Already, he said, government has met with the eight front-line local government chairmen to keep them abreast and will do whatever possible to see to the final onslaught on the bandits and kidnappers in the state.
Earlier, the Police boss said he was in the state to look into the security challenges, especially the activities of kidnappers and bandits and added that the Police needed information on activities of “these miscreants”.


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Attacks: Masari Laments Bandits Taken Over Parts Of Katsina - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
April 11, 2019
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina told the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu that bandits and kidnappers have taken over parts of the state.
Masari, who spoke through his Deputy, Mannir Yakubu, told the Police boss that the bandits strike, maim and destroy lives and property at will.
He said Adamu was coming in during a period of anxiety and apprehension, noting that Katsina State has supported, and will continue to support, the on-going ‘Operation Puff Adder’ with funds, logistics and accommodation. He announced a donation of twelve vans to the Police.
Already, he said, government has met with the eight front-line local government chairmen to keep them abreast and will do whatever possible to see to the final onslaught on the bandits and kidnappers in the state.
Earlier, the Police boss said he was in the state to look into the security challenges, especially the activities of kidnappers and bandits and added that the Police needed information on activities of “these miscreants”.


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Attacks: Nigeria Governors Forum Condemns Jos Massacre - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
August 16, 2021
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF has condemned the massacre of 23 travellers at Rukuba Road in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state.
Head, Media and Public Affairs of the Forum Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, in a statement in Abuja, described the attack as barbaric and senseless, noting that the killing had all the colourations of several others like in which locals in particular parts of Nigeria had become inhospitable and unwelcoming to other citizens living in or passing through their domains.
It however, called on the security agencies to fish out all those involved and bring them forward to face the full wrath of the law to serve as a deterrent to those who are contemplating similar action.
The statement also insisted that no human life deserves to be wasted on any ground; be it religious or ethnic, or even on the frivolous altar of mistaken identity.
It however, called on all aggrieved ethnic nationalities and their militia to avoid needless killings by always seeking law enforcement assistance and legal redress.


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Attacks On Our Facilities Won’t Stop 2023 Poll: INEC Chairman - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
November 29, 2022
The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said this when he received a delegation from Africa Union Special Pre- Electoral Political Mission, led by Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka, in Abuja.
Yakubu, who acknowledged that some election materials for 2023 general election were lost in the attacks, said that INEC would replace them ahead of the election.
Yakubu further said that the deployment of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, and the Results Viewing Portal for voter accreditation and uploading of PU results on real time had come to stay.
Yakubu said there was no going back on the deployment of those technologies, because it was a requirement of the law making it mandatory for INEC to do so.

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Attacks On Personnel: Fire Service May Withdraw Services — Comptroller - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
October 6, 2021
Comptroller General of the Service Ibrahim Liman stated this in Akure during a courtesy visit to the office of the Governor of Ondo State Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
Liman was in the state for a week-long retreat for management staff of fire service, said the training would boost the service delivery of his men.
He however, noted that most people did not know that his men might have to drive 100 kilometre at times to get to their destination, only to be attacked by angry mobs out of “alleged sympathy”.
He, however, noted that the service had been boosted for better service delivery by the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Liman noted that the staff strength of the service had moved from under 1,000 staff before 2015 to over 6,000 and with the acquisition of 141 trucks, while another 59 already purchased were to reach the country soon.
On his part, Governor Akeredolu who was represented by his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, said the visit was an important one as the season transit from wet to dry one where issues of fire beckon. He also expressed pleasure about cordial relationship and the cooperation of the Federal Fire Service with the state arm of the agency.

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Attacks On Schools Must Stop, Says Un Chief - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 10, 2021
Guterres made the call at a virtual event to commemorate the International Day to Protect Education from Attack globally celebrated on September 9.
The top UN official encouraged the participants to imagine being a child in a classroom eager to learn, or a teacher dedicated to shaping the minds of the next generation.
The secretary-general cited the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack.
In another development, the UN General Assembly said it fulfilled its mandate for the session by adopting more than 320 resolutions during the 75th session amid the COVID-19.
It added that it succeeded in conducting 103 formal plenary meetings in a similar health situation.
President of the assembly Volkan Bozkir disclosed this in New York at a final press conference where he discussed the top job and steering the agenda of the world body amid an extraordinary year, dominated by COVID-19.

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Attacks: Police Confirm 7 Killed, 5 Injured In Kaduna - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
February 14, 2020
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the killing ofseven persons and five others injured in Maro village, a border communitybetween Kajuru and Kachia Local Government Area of the state.
The Command’s Spokesman Mohammed Jalige who gave theconfirmation in a statement in Kaduna, said the attack occurred Wednesdayevening.
The attackers entered the village market in a vehicle andstarted shooting sporadically and in the process shot some people.
According to him, both the dead and injured victims wereevacuated by the police to Kachia general hospital.
Jalige said normalcy had since been restored in the areawhile investigation and manhunt of the fleeing bandits was ongoing. He assuredthat perpetrators of the barbaric act would be caught and made to face justice.
Inanother development, the Katina state Police Command  has paraded sixsuspects arrested for alleged  kidnapping,  armed robbery, theft andcattle rustling.
Thecommand’s Spokesman, Gambo Isah who made this known while parading thesuspects, said the police received a complaint from Aliyu that somebody calledhim that he should give 5 million naira or else Aliyu will be kidnapped or anymember of his family.

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Attacks: Troops Rescue 3 Kidnap Victims, Destroy Bandits’ Camps In Kaduna - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
December 1, 2022
Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in an issued  statement said the troops destroyed several bandits’ camps during the operation.
He confirmed that two of the victims were rescued when the troops engaged bandits, around Kwanti, in Chikun local government area, adding that corpses of two unidentified female victims who had been killed by the bandits were also discovered.
According to the Commissioner, the rescued victims were reunited with their families, after first aid was administered on one of them who was carrying an injury.
Aruwan also said bandits fled their camps on sighting the advancing forces in Abrom, Gabachuwa and Kujeni forest areas spanning Kajuru, Chikun and Kachia local government areas.
He added that the troops dislodged the bandits’ camps and recovered two damaged AK-47 rifles along with three mobile phones, some military uniforms and materials for making explosives.

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Attacks: Twelve Niger Republic Soldiers Killed In Clash With Terrorists - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
December 6, 2021
A government official said security forces came under heavy fire from hundreds of fighters near the village of Funio on Saturday, noting that many terrorists were also killed.
Militants linked to the Islamic State group have been accused for a wave of attacks in the Sahel region of West Africa in recent years.
In another development, the trial of suspected organisers of a failed coup in Madagascar is set to begin on Monday.
It was gathered that 21 accused persons, among them French nationals, will appear in a court in the capital Antananarivo. They are accused of plotting to assassinate President Andry Rajoelina and all have denied the charges.
One of the accused, Paul Rafanoharana, a French-Malagasy, is a former adviser to the president. His lawyer was quoted as saying that the trial is unfair as the time given for preparation was limited and that access to his client was difficult.

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AU 35th Ordinary Session: Buhari Arrives Abuja From Ethiopia - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 7, 2022
Before leaving Ethiopia, the President received the United Nations
Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, on the sidelines of the
AU Summit.
He also received the Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant
Administrator, Director, United Nations Development Programmes
Regional Bureau for Africa, Ahunna Eziakonwa.
He had met with Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Guinea-Bissau, Suzi Barbosa, who gave graphic presentation of the
attempt to overthrow the constitutional order in her country.
restored to the embattled country in the shortest possible time.

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AU Adopts New Strategy To Curb Violent Extremism, Terrorism - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 2, 2022
African Union, AU Commissioner, Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Bankole Adeoye announced this in Abuja at the inaugural lesson learning forum on AU Peace Support Operations and the African Standby Force.
He noted that Africa cannot afford to continue relying on donors to solve all its challenges, hence the need to adopt an African method that best suits the situation.
Adeoye also insisted that the African Union must look inward to proffer long-lasting solutions to its challenges at all times.
On his part, the Commissioner in charge of Political Affairs, Peace and Security Abdel Moussa While giving an account of the various support missions provided by the ECOWAS, expressed concern over the rising insecurity in some West African states.
Also, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, appealed to the forum to come up with solution models based on the peculiarities of the continent.

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AU, EU, UN Ally To Address Challenges Facing Migrants, Refugees In Libya - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 26, 2019
The African Union , the EuropeanUnion  and the United Nations on Thursdayreiterated their commitment to jointly addressing challenges facing stranded migrantsand refugees in Libya.
This is according to a jointstatement by the Tripartite Task Force on the Situation of Stranded Migrant andRefugees in Libya at General Debate of 74th session of the UN General Assemblyin New York.
The task force said that it cametogether to discuss ways of providing support in Libya and possibilities forfurther joint work.
The Chairperson of the AUCommission, Moussa Faki, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi,and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Director-General,Antonio Vitorino, are among those who deliberated on the issue in the meeting.
The task force deliberated on waysof consolidating cooperation with the Libyan authorities in efforts to scale upassisted voluntary returns and evacuations from Libya.
And also to dismantle the existingsystem of arbitrary arrests and detention of migrants and create alternativesto detention, as well as ensure the rights of migrants and refugees are equallyprotected.

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AU Meeting: Buhari Departs For Equatorial Guinea - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 26, 2022
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, says that this year’s summit, which will hold on May 26th-28th will be focusing on security, Humanitarian Challenges in Africa, Terrorism and Unconstitutional Change ofGovernment.
President Buhari will join other Heads of State and Government to deliberate on adoption of the Assembly Declaration on Humanitarian Summit and the pledging conference.
President Buhari will also hold sideline meetings with some leaders during the meeting in Malabo.
Aisha Buhari, who is the President of the African First Ladies’ Peace Mission, is accompanying her husband to the African Union meeting.
The President will also be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd); Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management & Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq; National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd); Director-General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar and Chairman, Nigerians In Diaspora Commission Abike Dabiri-Erewa.


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AU Meeting: Poor, Vulnerable In Nigeria Will Continue To Enjoy Social Safety Nets, Says Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 4, 2022
Speaking at the virtual official presentation of the Country Review
Report of Nigeria to the 31st Africa Peer Review Forum of the African
Union, President Buhari said the government will also take advantage of
information, communication, and technology to ensure inclusiveness,
access and create more opportunities.
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, in a statement said President
Buhari reiterated that Nigeria had remained a committed and dedicated
member of the African Peer Review family, after acceding to the
Mechanism in 2003.
President Buhari said Nigeria remains grateful to be at the esteemed
Forum of the Heads of State and Government, which provides a unique
opportunity to present the Country Review Reports of some countries,
including the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He congratulated the other three countries (Namibia, Niger, and South
Africa) that had been reviewed alongside Nigeria, commending the
boldness and courage to present their countries for the comprehensive
exercise.

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AU Meeting: President Buhari Leaves For Addis Ababa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 3, 2022
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina,
disclosed this in a statement he signed on Wednesday titled ‘President
Buhari to participate in AU meeting in Addis Ababa’.
According to Adesina, President Buhari will join other African leaders
in finding solutions to political, economic and social challenges facing
the continent, guided by the theme, ‘Building Resilience in Nutrition and
Food Security on the African Continent: Strengthen Agriculture,
Accelerate the Human Capital, Social and Economic Development.
He added that on the sideline of the AU meetings, President Buhari will
hold bilateral meetings with some leaders, with a shared interest in
improving trade relations, partnering to tackle security challenges, and
maintaining relations with multilateral institutions for sustainable
development.
President Buhari will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire,
Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed Abubakar and Minister of
Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,
Sadiya Farouk.
The National Security Adviser, Major General. Babagana Monguno
(retd.) and Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency,
Ahmed Abubakar will also join the President at the AU meetings.

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Au Sports Council: Youth And Sports Ministry Partners First Legendary Investment To Raise Funds - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 12, 2019
The Federal Ministryof Youths and Sports Development, on behalf of the African Union Sports CouncilRegion 2, has signed an agreement with First Legendary Investment to raisedesired funds.
Assistant Director ofPress in the ministry, Alaba Balogun said in a statement in Abuja that thefunds are for the Council to implement programmes.
He said the programmesare in Nigeria and across the rest 15 West African countries and the fundswould be for the successful implementation of the strategic Plan of 2017 to2024.
Balogun, in thestatement, added that the ministry’s Permanent Secretary and Chairperson,Council Region 2, Olusade Adesola praised and commended the partnership betweenthe Council and the investment company.The statement further saidthat Adesola spoke during the signing of Agreement between council Region 2 andFirst Legendary Investments Limited


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AU Sports Council: Youth And Sports Ministry Partners First Legendary Investment To Raise Funds - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
June 12, 2019
The Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development, on behalf of the African Union Sports Council Region 2, has signed an agreement with First Legendary Investment to raise desired funds.
Assistant Director of Press in the ministry , Alaba Balogun said in a statement in Abuja that the funds are for the Council to implement programmes.
He said the programmes are in Nigeria and across the rest 15 West African countries and the funds would be for the successful implementation of the strategic Plan of 2017 to 2024.
Balogun, in the statement, added that the ministry’s Permanent Secretary and Chairperson, Council Region 2, Olusade Adesola praised and commended the partnership between the Council and the investment company.
The statement further said that Adesola spoke during the signing of Agreement between council Region 2 and First Legendary Investments Limited.


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AU Summit: Buhari Departs Abuja For Niger - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 6, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has left Abuja for Nigerto attend the African Union Summit holding in Niamey, the country’s capital.
The President departed the country on Saturday morning to join other African leaders.
Read Related news: Buhari Goes To UK On Private Visit
Buhari’s departure was confirmed in a tweet by theFederal Government. President Buhari departed Abuja this morning for Niamey,Niger Republic to attend the African Union ,AU Summit, scheduled to hold onJuly 7.
The President is expected to participate in the 12thExtraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union on African Continental FreeTrade Area and the First Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the AU and theRegional Economic Communities in Niamey.
The Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of theUnion is expected to launch the operational instruments of the Agreementestablishing AfCFTA.
The instruments include AfCFTA Rules of Origin,Tariff Concession Portals, Portal on Monitoring and Elimination of Non-TariffBarriers, Digital Payments and Clearing Systems and African Trade andObservatory Dashboard.


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AU Summit: Buhari Returns To Abuja - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
July 8, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja onMonday after attending the 12th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Niamey,Niger Republic.
The presidential aircraft conveying the Presidentand some members of his entourage landed at the Presidential Wing of the NnamdiAzikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 1:25 p.m.
While in Niamey, Buhari signed the African ContinentalFree Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, making Nigeria the 53rd state in thecontinent to append its signature to the document.
The signing of the agreement was the first event atthe opening of the summit on the launching of the operational phase of theAfCFTA.
The President had delayed signing the agreement,which entered into force on May 30, 2019.
The AfCFTA is expected to be the world’s largestfree trade area since the formation of the World Trade Organisation, with apotential market of 1.2 billion people.


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AU Suspends Sudan Over Military Coup - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 28, 2021
The continent-wide bloc said it strongly condemns the seizure of power and was suspending Sudan from all AU activities “until the effective restoration of the civilian-led transitional authority”.
Sudanese General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Monday ordered the dissolution of the government and declared a state of emergency, sparking widespread international condemnation.
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was placed under military arrest, along with his ministers and civilian members of Sudan’s ruling council, sparking angry protests on the streets of Khartoum.
Hamdok was later released under close guard, but other ministers and civilian leaders remain in detention.
Security forces launched sweeping arrests of anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, in a bid to end three days of demonstrations against the power grab.

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Audit Report: N287bn Profit Huge, No Losses Declared – Kyari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 27, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari announced a Profit after Tax of 287 billion naira by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC in 2020.
He noted that with the continued support of the president and the Minister of state for petroleum Resources, the corporation would be taken to the next level to serve Nigerians better.
He further commended the board members, union leaders and the management team for the support and team work that brought about the milestone.
Commenting on how the corporation was able to make profit, he said that the process started in 2015 with president Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, with the decision to  cut cost, be more efficient and ensure transparency and accountability.


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Auditing: Corruption ‘Ll Reduce If Proper Systems Are In Place-Senate - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 17, 2019
Chairman Senate Committee on Public Accounts,Matthew Uroghide has said that corruption in the country would reduce whenproper auditing systems were in place.
He said this at the budget defence by the Office ofthe Auditor-General in Abuja.
Urhogide said that corruption had continued unabatedin government business because the office of the auditor general was notequipped to carry out its responsibilities.
The auditor general, Anthony Ayine said that the sumof 188.4 million naira was appropriated in 2019 Appropriation Act for theoffice but as at today, the office has not received any capital fund for year2019.

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Auto-Crash: Family Of 28 Burnt To Death In Bauchi - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 13, 2019
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Bauchi State Command has confirmed that twenty-eight people were burnt to death in an auto crash at Gubi Gari village, along Bauchi-Kano highway.
A relation of the victims, Abdullahi Yamadi, who confirmedthe incident, described it as horrible.
Yamadi, who is the Secretary Nigeria Union of Journalists,NUJ  North-West Zone, said the deceased were all his relatives. Heexplained that they were on their way to Yola, Adamawa State, for a visit whenthe incident occurred.
FRSC Corp Commander, Bauchi Sector Command, AbdulrazakNajume said the accident happened when two vehicles, a Peugeot J-5 bus, and aHummer bus from Dutsinma in Katsina State had a collision.
He added that twenty-nine people were involved in the crashout of which only one survived, saying “of the twenty-eight people, twenty-fourwere in the Hummer bus and four in the J-5, all burnt beyond recognition

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Automated Gas Oil: Navy Uncovers Illegal Depot In Eket - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 11, 2019
The Nigerian Navy inIkot Abasi, says it has uncovered illegal Automated Gas Oil depot at LiverpoolStreet in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom.
the leader of team, Lt.Commander Umaru Sidi, said this when he handed over the recovered items to theNigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom Command onWednesday in Eket.
He said that the Navywhile on patrol got information and deployed their men to the scene on Tuesday.
Sidi said he handedover the four underground tanks and a tanker truck with registration number KAM413 XA, hoses and valves among others on the directive of the Chief of NavalStaff.
Receiving the items,the State Commandant of the NSCDC, Adeyinka Ayinla, described the illegal depotas acts of sabotage.
Ayinla, who describedthe perpetrators as saboteurs, said they “normally come through the creeks intoQua River to carry out their nefarious crime in the state.”
He explained that theQua River was also used as an oil depot where they lift illegal AGO to variousparts of Akwa Ibom and beyond.

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Automobile: 62 Firms Register To Assemble Vehicles In Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 10, 2020
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Adeniyi Adebayo says following the inauguration of the Nigeria Automotive Industry Development Plan, NAIDP, about 62 companies have been registered to assemble vehicles with a total installed capacity of 423,790 units.
Adebayo made this known in Abujaduring the launch of Local Vehicles Assembled in Nigeria explaining that thebrand were a testament to the zeal and commitment of the automotive industrialsubsector to the present government efforts towards diversification anddevelopment of the non-oil sector of the economy.
He added that an actual assemblageof 10,343 units has been achieved so far in the same view as 31 automotiveassembling companies are currently listed under the Bureau of PublicProcurement for patronage by government ministries.
The Minister stated that the role ofthe National Automotive Design Development Council, NAAD under the leadershipof Jelani Aliyu, in inviting stockholders to invest in the Automotive Industryby creating a level playing field, through an enabling environment,revitalising and sustaining the growth of the automotive sector of the economywas commendable.


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Automobile Engineering: Pan Dumps Peugeot, Opts For Chinese Brands - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 16, 2022
The auto company however dismissed reports that its Kaduna State-
based factory has been bought over, stressing that it has only ceased to
be an assembler of Peugeot vehicles.
It added that the factory had evolved as a multi-brand assembler of
reputable international brands.
PAN Nigeria said it would be rolling out new vehicle models designed to
meet the high expectations of its target market.
It said in a statement that it has already signed deals with two leading
Chinese companies, Chery Automobile and Higer Bus Company, which
specialise in the production of passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

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Autonomy: Govs Pledge Support For States Legislature, Judiciary - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 17, 2019
The governors, under the umbrella of Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, said they will ensure Nigeria attains the highest level of transparency and openness in governance.
Speaking at the opening of a two-day conference on the implementation of autonomy of state legislature and state judiciary in Abuja, Chairman of NGF, Abdulaziz Yari, pledged the cooperation of the governors with the Federal Government to achieve the implementation strategy and ultimately ensure full autonomy of the legislature and judiciary at sub-national levels.
He said though Nigeria’s democracy was 20 years old, it had not been a smooth sail, even as he commended the current administration’s focus on ensuring that rough as the journey might be, it will surely take Nigeria to the promised land.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, commended Buhari for his assent to the bill, noting that autonomy was central to the practice of democracy, especially the separation of powers
On his part, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, said local government areas needed to be strengthened and urged state assemblies to act fast.


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Average Price Of Petrol In September Was N195.29 Per Litre- NBS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 22, 2022
It stated in its “Premium Motor Spirit Price Watch” for October 2022 that the average price was a 17.93 per cent increase over the 165.60 naira paid in October 2021.
The NBS said on state profile analysis, Kebbi state paid the highest average retail price for petrol at 211.00 naira in September 2022, followed by Kano at 210.14 naira and Gombe at 210.00 naira.
Conversely, the report said consumers in Sokoto State paid the lowest average retail price for petrol at 185.00 naira, followed by Taraba at 185.42 naira and Abia at 186.56 naira.

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Average Price Of Petrol In September Was n195.29 Per Litre- NBS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 22, 2022
The National Bureau of Statistics NBS, says consumers paid 195.29 naira for a litre of Premium Motor Spirit on the average in October 2022.
It stated in its “Premium Motor Spirit Price Watch” for October 2022 that the average price was a 17.93 per cent increase over the 165.60 naira paid in October 2021.
The NBS said on state profile analysis, Kebbi state paid the highest average retail price for petrol at 211.00 naira in September 2022, followed by Kano at 210.14 naira and Gombe at 210.00 naira.
Conversely, the report said consumers in Sokoto State paid the lowest average retail price for petrol at 185.00 naira, followed by Taraba at 185.42 naira and Abia at 186.56 naira


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Aviation: Air France, Lufthansa, KLM To Resume Flights Into Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 17, 2020
In a tweet on Tuesday, Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, said Qatar Airways has also received approval to operate in Abuja.
We are working with Ministry of Health, CACOVID & The PTF to open Kano, Port Harcourt & possibly Enugu airports before the end of the year. Also Lufthansa, Air France/KLM has been given go ahead to resume. Qatar Airways is approved to start Abuja. Thank you for your patience🙏🏽🇳🇬
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, PTF, had restricted 10 airlines from operating in the country when international flight resumed on September 5.
At the time, Sirika said Air France and KLM airlines were not granted approval for flight operations because tourist visa holders are not allowed entry in the airlines’ originating countries.
In March, the Federal Government had shut down all airports to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country.
Domestic flights resumed in all airports in July while international flights resumed at the Lagos and Abuja airports in September.

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Aviation: FAAN Reassures Travellers Of Security Following Friday Breach - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 21, 2019
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN hasassured travellers and airport users that new measures were being put in place toenhance security at the nation’s airports.
FAAN’s Managing Director, Hamisu Yadudu made thisknown in a statement through its General Manager, Corporate Affairs, HenriettaYakubu, in Lagos.
Yadudu made the disclosure at the Malam Aminu KanoInternational Airports due to the unfortunate incident at the Murtala MuhammedAirport, Lagos.
He said the violator, who was suspected to be aNigerien, had been identified as Usman Adamu and had been handed over to the Policefor further interrogation.
The managing director said the authority took full responsibility for the breach.
Read: Senate Orders FAAN To Beef Up Security At Airports
Yadudu noted that the Federal Government, throughthe Ministry of Transport, had already assisted in the award of contracts forperimeter fences at the airports, including detection devices and CCTV cameraswith infrared capacity for night operations.


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Aviation Fuel: Airlines Delay, Cancel Flights Over Jet A1 Scarcity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 14, 2022
It was, however, gathered that the Jet A1 scarcity has led to flight delays,
and in some extreme cases, cancellation, thereby disrupting passengers’
schedule.
According to marketers, Jet A1 is not readily available across the
country, and anywhere the commodity is available it goes for between
N675 and N700 per litre.
Air passengers lamented over the frequent  cancellations and delays
experienced at various airports across the country.
Aviation fuel normally accounts for over 30 per cent of the operational
cost of an airline and the possible cause of the scarcity can be traced to
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Aviation Fuel: Local Airlines In Nigeria Raise Alarm Over Massive Spike In Price - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 10, 2022
The operators lamented they are in a precarious situation because as the
price of aviation fuel is increasing so is the exchange rate, which the
airlines depend on for over 90 per cent of aircraft services, from aircraft
maintenance, acquisition of spares, insurance, training and leasing.
The domestic operators, therefore, called on the federal government for
urgent intervention on forex and also to look into the provision of
modern facilities at the airports, especially airfield lighting on the
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Aviation: Lagos Airport Gets New Terminal To Ease Traffic. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 25, 2023
The project which costs N2.2bn was executed by Glovesly Pro-Project Limited, and has increased the capacity of the terminal from 254 to 1,024 passengers.
During the inauguration, Sirika emphasised that the project was initiated to address the long-standing challenge of limited capacity at the terminal.
According to him, the government evaluated the situation, and decided to expand the terminal, as a short-term measure to address the situation, adding that it was the intention of the ministry to build a new and much bigger domestic terminal in the nearest future.


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Aviation: Minister Says National Carrier Project Remains FG's Top Priority - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
September 7, 2019
Minister of Aviation  Hadi Srirka has said thatestablishment of National Carrier, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, MROfacilities and implementation of other components of aviation road-map remaintop priorities of the Federal Government.
A statement by the Deputy Press and Public Affairs inthe ministry, James Odaudu quoted Sirika as saying these when he receivedmembers of Joint Aviation Unions Forum, JAUF in his office. JAUF is an umbrellabody of all unions in the aviation sector.
According to the Minister, establishment of nationalcarrier will further position Nigeria to compete with other nations in line withthe Single African Air Transport Market, project and develop as a regional hubfor air transportation.
Earlier, the Joint Aviation Unions Forum Chairman, whois also the National President, Air Transport Senior Staff Association ofNigerian, Ilitrus Ahmadu urged the minister to continue where he stopped,especially in the implementation of a national carrier.

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Aviation: NCAA Grounds Operations Of Eight Domestic Airlines Due To Air Operator Certificate - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Home Business Aviation: NCAA Grounds Operations Of Eight Domestic Airlines Due To Air Operator...BusinessNewsAviation: NCAA Grounds Operations Of Eight Domestic Airlines Due To Air Operator CertificateBy Editor 4 - May 26, 20199150
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At least eight domestic airlines are currently grounded on the directives of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority due to issues relating to Air Operator Certificate.
The affected carriers have been classified under “not-active, suspended or expired Certificates.
The report obtained from the NCAA also said that 38 airlines were issued and re-issued the Certificates between February 3rd, 2016 and January 9th, 2019.
Eight of the 38th airlines have either expired, suspended or not-active Certificates that have prevented them from operating as scheduled or charter flight operators.


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Aviation: NNPC Confirms Enough Fuel Airline Operators - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 5, 2019
TheNigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Thursday said it had enough stock ofaviation fuel to meet the needs of airline operators and other consumers of theproduct.
NNPC’sspokesperson, Ndu Ughamadu, stated that the assurance became necessary to douserumours in certain quarters that there was a shortage of aviation fuel acrossthe country.
The corporation stated that contrary to insinuations of shortage, there was a stock of over 80 million litres of aviation fuel in its storage, enough to last for over 37 days at current daily consumption.
Read: NNPC Seeks NUPENG, PENGASSAN’s Support
This,it said, was even if more cargoes of the product were not imported within theperiod.
NNPC,therefore, enjoined airline operators and other consumers of the product todiscountenance the rumours and go about their businesses without fear ordistraction.
Ughamaduurged marketers and other players sub-sector to desist from any action thatcould impede supply and distribution of the product.
Henoted that the corporation would do everything within its powers to sustain theseamless supply of petroleum products nationwide.

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Aviation Sector: Don’t Demolish Private Terminal, National Assembly Tells FAAN - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 15, 2022
Nnaji spoke at the weekend during a joint oversight inspection tour of the airport by the Senate and House of Representatives committees on Aviation.
The lawmaker said the obstruction was not considered during the initial construction of the new terminal, adding that rather than spend billions of tax payers’ money on compensation, FAAN can restrict the use of the affected fingers to narrow-bodied aircraft and deploy the money that would go for compensation to the owners of the facilities to the building of additional terminal.
Nnaji’s Senate counterpart, Smart Adeyemi, backed the House Committee Chairman’s position.

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Aviation Sector: Nigeria Gets ICAO Award For Improved Security - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 25, 2019
The International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAOhas presented the “ICAO Council President’s Certificate” to Nigeria inrecognition of its progress in solving aviation security and oversightdeficiencies.
A statement issued by the Director Press and PublicAffairs in the Ministry of Aviation, James Odaudu, stated that the award waspresented to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, during the opening ceremonyof ICAO’s 40th Triennial Assembly in Montreal, Canada.
According to the statement, the President of ICAOCouncil, Olumuyiwa Aliu, said the certificate was in recognition of thecontributions of deserving member-states to the marked improvement in globalaviation safety and security.
It further quoted Aliu as saying that Nigeriareceived the certificated based on its commitment to the effectiveimplementation of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices.
He further said that the feat would spur othernations to step up their own efforts, in promoting the security and safety oftheir respective air spaces, which would ultimately translate to better globalaviation security standards.

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Aviation Security: Woman Arrested For Planting Drugs On Travelers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 18, 2022
In a statement issued on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman, said the cannabis was concealed in bowls containing black soap and sponge.
Babafemi said NDLEA operatives intercepted Mujidat and two Oman- bound passengers at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport Mujidat, confessed during preliminary interview that the bag containing the food items were packed by her with different items, including the black soap used to conceal the illicit substance.”
The NDLEA spokesman added that operatives arrested other suspects in
separate raids across the country.